I will cover the contents of the package in several posts. The first being the Pino Tavaglia book seen above.

I was first introduced to the Pino Tovaglia book several years ago. It was the weirdest situation. I just sold a set of curtains (with a killer 50s pattern) I pulled out of an estate sale to a guy on craigslist. When he pulled up he gave me the cash and pulled out this totally rad design book he happened to bring along for the trip. It was the Tovaglia book. I was floored by what I saw. I was on the hunt for a copy but, I was unable to get my hands on one till I received this package from the publisher.

Forty two students from twenty different countries came together in workshop about PinoTovaglia directed by Massimo Pitis. The end result was an exhibition of Pino’s work as well as this monograph. This book serves as a wonderful retrospective of his work. I find his designs playful and experimental but with a calculated restraint. Looking at the photos above you can get a sense of this and his versatility as a designer. Many of his designs would fit right in amongst the work being produced today.